Apple plans to announce its second fiscal quarter results on April 22, 2009. …

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Those dying to hear Apple's latest financial results can mark April 22 on their calendars. The company's quarterly conference call will take place at 5pm Eastern Time that Wednesday, wherein the typical Apple executives will discuss Apple's second fiscal quarter of 2009. A report of the financial results is usually released online just before the call.

The company has been on a relatively healthy trajectory lately despite the slowing economy. During the first fiscal quarter of the year, Apple reported record iPod sales and steady Mac sales, showing that the company's growth may have taken a hit thanks to lower consumer spending, but not the dive that other manufacturers have seen. Preliminary Q2 figures further suggest that Apple will come out of the second quarter in decent shape, with Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster predicting that Apple will sell between 2 and 2.2 million Macs—only a slight decrease from the 2.3 million sold in the second quarter of 2008.

Like last quarter's conference call, however, we're not likely to hear any news about the status of Steve Jobs' health, specific Apple TV sales, or netbooks. At best, those listening in will be privy to general acknowledgements about things like Snow Leopard and the murky possibility of sub-$500 Macs. But this quarter's call will undoubtedly focus most on how well Apple is weathering the recession compared to other PC makers, with talk about new products reserved for a later date.

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Jacqui Cheng
Jacqui is an Editor at Large at Ars Technica, where she has spent the last eight years writing about Apple culture, gadgets, social networking, privacy, and more. Emailjacqui@arstechnica.com//Twitter@eJacqui